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A violin soloist, two guest conductors, the performance of a march used as East Central University's first school song and the presentation of the prestigious Saied Awards will be part of the concert Thursday [APRIL 30] of the ECU Symphonic Band and the select Wind Ensemble.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Summers Theatre. Admission is free.

A. Faye Nix, An art student at East Central University, will display her senior exhibit, "Incorporeal," at KT's Body Art, 802 E. Main, May 1 and 2 [FRIDAY-SATURDAY]. The exhibit will be open from noon until 10 p.m. and a reception will be held at 7 p.m. May 2. Several works will be available for purchase.

A free art class for students between 5 and 12 years old will be presented Wednesday [APRIL 29] at the Ada Arts and Heritage Center. The class will be led by pre-service teachers and art students under the supervision of Dr. Bradley Jessop, chair of ECU's Art Department. Sponsors are the ECU Art Club, the AAHC and the Ada Artists Association.

The City of Ada and East Central University played host to 40 people from 18 different Oklahoma communities last week [April 16 -- 17] in conjunction with the Oklahoma Arts Council Leadership Arts class.

The class visits three cities each year that are active in the arts. The first two workshops were in Lawton and Bartlesville.

Four of the 2009 inductees into the Gene and Evelyn Keefer Educators Hall of Fame at East Central University and family members representing two other inductees gather after a ceremony in ECU's Danley Hall. Shown are Phyllis Lasarsky (from left), daughter of the late John Zimmerman; inductees Kenneth Murphy, Mary Pauline Lanoy and Leon Lanoy; Betty Stout, widow of the late Dr. Ray Stout; and inductee Billie Floyd. The group has a total of about 250 years in education.

The sixth annual Water Festival/Earth Day is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday [April 23] at East Central University. The event is co-sponsored by ECU, the City of Ada and the US-EPA's Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center.

A new partnership formed between East Central University and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will raise awareness about child safety and the prevention of child abuse Saturday [April 25] at the Chickasaw Nation's Annual Children's Fair.

Three one-act plays directed by students in East Central University's Play Directing class will be presented at 8 p.m. April 23-26 [THURSDAY-SUNDAY] in ECU's Black Box Theatre. Admission is free but seating is limited.

The Black Box Theatre is located in Room 134 on the ground floor of Science Hall.

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